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Here is a
great chance for writers of all stripes, as Gemini Magazine’s contest is open
to any subject, style, or genre! Entries must be unpublished, and the maximum
length is 1000 words. The winner receives $1000 and publication. Entry Fee: $5 Deadline: August 31.

They say
it takes a village to raise a child, but that’s just one example of a kind of
community and just one way a community can affect your life. There are plenty
of others–good, bad, and otherwise. So for this contest, write a creative, compelling,
well-crafted story between 1,000 and 5,000 words long in which the idea of
community (or some kind of community) plays an important role.

All of us
have experienced events in our lives that are completely unexplainable: the
strange premonition that made you take a different route home only, causing you
to miss an accident; the eerie feeling that you should call home… now, saving
someone’s life; the mysterious communication from a loved one who has passed
on. Angels, divine timing, miraculous coincidences, answer...Continue reading ...

Welcome
to Creative Writing Institute's annual short story contest. This is going to be
our biggest and best contest yet. In a small fee-based contest like this, the
competition is much less and your chances of winning are much greater. Our fee
is the price of a Starbuck's cup of coffee and it helps subsidize our nonprofit
charity contest, so invest in us, and at the s...

Creative
nonfiction authors are invited to submit an essay of up to 5,000 words on the
subject of their choice to be considered for the Diana Woods Memorial (DWM)
Award in creative nonfiction. Winners will receive $250 and their work will be
featured in the next issue of Lunch Ticket. Each award recipient must submit a
100-word biograp...

Redemption stories can be amazing. What starts out as a
negative force can be turned positive and can change the world of ordinary
people. There are countless stories of redemption and we want to hear yours.
How did you use the negative in your life to move onto a more positive path?
What did you do to make up for the wrongs in your past? We are looking for true
stories of redemption that will inspire us, restore...

The
California State Poetry Society offers monthly poetry contests. This contest is
open to all poets, whether or not they are members of the CSPS. Reading fees are $1.50 per poem with a
$3.00 minimum for members and $3.00 per poem with a $6.00 minimum for
non-members. Entries
must be postmarked during the month of the contest in which they are entered.
You’ll need to r...

Must be
Halloween, horror, supernatural or paranormal related. Poems cannot be more
than two pages long. Short stories can not be longer than 7,500 words.

No entry
fee and no payment. Authors and artists may reuse their submissions after the
anthology has been published. A Smashwords coupon shall be given to authors and
artists to be used to download the ebook for free.

Louisville
Literary Arts is pleased to announce that Roy Hoffman will judge the Fourth
Annual Writer’s Block Prize in creative nonfiction. Please submit an original
piece of creative nonfiction, such as personal or lyric essay, personal
narrative, memoir, or any other form that involves a creative treatment of a
nonfiction subject. Entries must be 4,000 words...

Greater Sum is a journal of prose and faith.
This is meant to be interpreted broadly, with the art and the spirit guiding
the submission and selection process. We accept fiction and narrative
nonfiction, and encourage essays or other works of words, especially
experimental forms. We don’t encourage poetry submissions at this time. We
encourage work by people of faith or that has faith as its subject—it need not
be both and the connection...

This
anthology that will examine what it means to face the consequences after
tragedy strikes. The theme is left intentionally open, giving contributors the
freedom to tell their story as it is most relevant to their experiences."
NB: "We prefer previously unpublished pieces (though previously published
pieces will b considered on a case-by-case basis), and they can be fiction,
personal essays, or poetry...

Rosebud Magazine is honored to announce the 8th
biennial X.J. Kennedy Award for Creative Nonfiction. Mr. Kennedy is one of America’s most admired editors, poets,
and essayists. He was the judge of the first competition and remains a valued
supporter and advisor. The current contest will be judged by Roderick Clark,
Rosebud editor and VOICE OVER columnist, and ...

Announcing
a contest on the theme of “Leaving.” Hospital Drive, the literature, arts, and
humanities magazine of the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine, is awarding prizes of $500 each
in the categories of poetry, prose, and visual art. Submissions should relate
in some way to the theme of “Leaving” in the context of healthcare (wellness,
illness, caregiving, etc.) We welcome submissions nation...

Submit up
to three new poems, each 50 lines or less. Poems must express the theme Summer
Headlines.

Deadline: August 15, 2017.

Cash
prizes up to $100. Winning entries will be published in The Rockford Review.
Winners will be announced in the September newsletter and will be invited to
share their poem at the September meeting.

Defenestration
is a humor magazine. We don’t worry about the particulars of genre, style, or
form as long as the work is funny. What exactly constitutes as “funny” varies
from person to person, but we try to publish a wide range of humor, from the
ridiculous to the satirical, and everything in between.

We are
currently OPEN to short story and poetry submissions. We will close to ...

Orison
Books seeks to publish spiritually-engaged poetry, fiction, and non-fiction of
exceptional literary merit. In our view, spiritual writing has little to do
with subject matter. Rather, the kind of work we seek to publish has a
transcendent aesthetic effect on the reader, and reading it can itself be a
spiritual experience. Such work is not merely about spiritual contemplat...

Readers
Write column asks readers to address subjects on which they're the only
authorities. Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for
expression. Writing style isn't as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity.

We
publish only nonfiction in Readers Write. Feel free to submit your work under
"Name Withheld" if it allows you to be more honest, but be sure...

At
Chalice Press, we are always looking for exceptional new people and content for
publication. If you have an idea or a manuscript for us to consider, please
begin by sending a letter of inquiry to us at submissions@chalicepress.com.
NOTE: They give a great sample of a query letter. CBP/Chalice Press is open to
receiving any publishing proposal that aligns with our mission to publish
resources inviting all people into dee...

Here is a
great chance for writers of all stripes, as Gemini Magazine’s contest is open
to any subject, style, or genre! Entries must be unpublished, and the maximum
length is 1000 words. The winner receives $1000 and publication. Entry Fee: $5 Deadline: August 31.

They say
it takes a village to raise a child, but that’s just one example of a kind of
community and just one way a community can affect your life. There are plenty
of others–good, bad, and otherwise. So for this contest, write a creative, compelling,
well-crafted story between 1,000 and 5,000 words long in which the idea of
community (or some kind of community) plays an important role.

All of us
have experienced events in our lives that are completely unexplainable: the
strange premonition that made you take a different route home only, causing you
to miss an accident; the eerie feeling that you should call home… now, saving
someone’s life; the mysterious communication from a loved one who has passed
on. Angels, divine timing, miraculous coincidences, answer...Continue reading ...

Welcome
to Creative Writing Institute's annual short story contest. This is going to be
our biggest and best contest yet. In a small fee-based contest like this, the
competition is much less and your chances of winning are much greater. Our fee
is the price of a Starbuck's cup of coffee and it helps subsidize our nonprofit
charity contest, so invest in us, and at the s...

Creative
nonfiction authors are invited to submit an essay of up to 5,000 words on the
subject of their choice to be considered for the Diana Woods Memorial (DWM)
Award in creative nonfiction. Winners will receive $250 and their work will be
featured in the next issue of Lunch Ticket. Each award recipient must submit a
100-word biograp...

Redemption stories can be amazing. What starts out as a
negative force can be turned positive and can change the world of ordinary
people. There are countless stories of redemption and we want to hear yours.
How did you use the negative in your life to move onto a more positive path?
What did you do to make up for the wrongs in your past? We are looking for true
stories of redemption that will inspire us, restore...

The
California State Poetry Society offers monthly poetry contests. This contest is
open to all poets, whether or not they are members of the CSPS. Reading fees are $1.50 per poem with a
$3.00 minimum for members and $3.00 per poem with a $6.00 minimum for
non-members. Entries
must be postmarked during the month of the contest in which they are entered.
You’ll need to r...

Must be
Halloween, horror, supernatural or paranormal related. Poems cannot be more
than two pages long. Short stories can not be longer than 7,500 words.

No entry
fee and no payment. Authors and artists may reuse their submissions after the
anthology has been published. A Smashwords coupon shall be given to authors and
artists to be used to download the ebook for free.

Louisville
Literary Arts is pleased to announce that Roy Hoffman will judge the Fourth
Annual Writer’s Block Prize in creative nonfiction. Please submit an original
piece of creative nonfiction, such as personal or lyric essay, personal
narrative, memoir, or any other form that involves a creative treatment of a
nonfiction subject. Entries must be 4,000 words...

Greater Sum is a journal of prose and faith.
This is meant to be interpreted broadly, with the art and the spirit guiding
the submission and selection process. We accept fiction and narrative
nonfiction, and encourage essays or other works of words, especially
experimental forms. We don’t encourage poetry submissions at this time. We
encourage work by people of faith or that has faith as its subject—it need not
be both and the connection...

This
anthology that will examine what it means to face the consequences after
tragedy strikes. The theme is left intentionally open, giving contributors the
freedom to tell their story as it is most relevant to their experiences."
NB: "We prefer previously unpublished pieces (though previously published
pieces will b considered on a case-by-case basis), and they can be fiction,
personal essays, or poetry...

Rosebud Magazine is honored to announce the 8th
biennial X.J. Kennedy Award for Creative Nonfiction. Mr. Kennedy is one of America’s most admired editors, poets,
and essayists. He was the judge of the first competition and remains a valued
supporter and advisor. The current contest will be judged by Roderick Clark,
Rosebud editor and VOICE OVER columnist, and ...

Announcing
a contest on the theme of “Leaving.” Hospital Drive, the literature, arts, and
humanities magazine of the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine, is awarding prizes of $500 each
in the categories of poetry, prose, and visual art. Submissions should relate
in some way to the theme of “Leaving” in the context of healthcare (wellness,
illness, caregiving, etc.) We welcome submissions nation...

Submit up
to three new poems, each 50 lines or less. Poems must express the theme Summer
Headlines.

Deadline: August 15, 2017.

Cash
prizes up to $100. Winning entries will be published in The Rockford Review.
Winners will be announced in the September newsletter and will be invited to
share their poem at the September meeting.

Defenestration
is a humor magazine. We don’t worry about the particulars of genre, style, or
form as long as the work is funny. What exactly constitutes as “funny” varies
from person to person, but we try to publish a wide range of humor, from the
ridiculous to the satirical, and everything in between.

We are
currently OPEN to short story and poetry submissions. We will close to ...

Orison
Books seeks to publish spiritually-engaged poetry, fiction, and non-fiction of
exceptional literary merit. In our view, spiritual writing has little to do
with subject matter. Rather, the kind of work we seek to publish has a
transcendent aesthetic effect on the reader, and reading it can itself be a
spiritual experience. Such work is not merely about spiritual contemplat...

Readers
Write column asks readers to address subjects on which they're the only
authorities. Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for
expression. Writing style isn't as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity.

We
publish only nonfiction in Readers Write. Feel free to submit your work under
"Name Withheld" if it allows you to be more honest, but be sure...

At
Chalice Press, we are always looking for exceptional new people and content for
publication. If you have an idea or a manuscript for us to consider, please
begin by sending a letter of inquiry to us at submissions@chalicepress.com.
NOTE: They give a great sample of a query letter. CBP/Chalice Press is open to
receiving any publishing proposal that aligns with our mission to publish
resources inviting all people into dee...

Writer

Sally Clark

Fredericksburg, Tx

Like finding shells on the beach, I love doing market research! And what I find, I love to share! I write in a variety of genres including children's, Christian, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, so these post follow along those lines. Check out my web site: www.sallyclark.info, for more about me.